Matuanus caledonicus (Saussure, 1878)

Robillard, Tony & Desutter-Grandcolas, Laure, 2008, Systematics of Matuanus Gorochov (Grylloidea, Podoscirtidae, Podoscirtinae) from New Caledonia: new data and the analysis of venation diversity, Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 196, pp. 273-290 : 283-285

Matuanus caledonicus (Saussure, 1878)

Figs 6I, 8, 27B

Aphonus caledonicus Saussure, 1878: 798 .

Matuanus caledonicus, Otte et al. 1987: 449 .

FIGS 17-22. 17, male FW venation in M. mirabilis . 18, M. bicolor , left FW. 19, M. bicolor , right FW. 20, male genitalia in dorsal view in M. bicolor . 21, in ventral view in M. bicolor . 22, in lateral view in M. bicolor . Symbols as in Figs 1-5. Scale bars = 1 mm.

TYPE MATERIAL. — Holotype female: New Caledonia, no precision (coll. Brunner v. Wattenwyl No. 4735), NMV.

TYPE LOCALITY. — New Caledonia (no precision).

MATERIAL EXAMINED. — New Caledonia: 2 ♂ ( MNHN-ENSIF N. La Foa, 450-550 m, forêt sempervirente, 18.II.1994, nuit, sur 1085, 1090), 2 ♀ ( MNHN-ENSIF 1086 , 1087 ) (L. Desutter-Gran- Pandanaceae, L. Desutter-Grandcolas det.; 1 ♀ ( MNHN-ENSIF dcolas), 8 km NW Col d’Amieu, N. La Foa, abattage, Pied Table 1089) (L. Desutter-Grandcolas), 3 km WNW Col d’Amieu, N. Unio, 22.II.1994, L. Desutter-Grandcolas det.; 1 ♀ (MNHN-EN- La Foa, 450-550 m, forêt sempervirente, 30.XII.1996, nuit, au SIF 1088 ) (L. Desutter-Grandcolas), 3 km WNW Col d’Amieu , sol, près de la base d’un tronc, T. Robillard det. MNHN .

ADDITIONAL CHARACTERS. — Black coloration on dorsum of head extending beyond posterior margin of eyes; occiput red brown. Scape and pedicel orange brown; flagellum blackish brown.

Male: FW venation (Fig. 8). No stridulatory apparatus, not even a file; 9 longitudinal veins strong over their whole length.

Female: ovipositor slightly surpassing hind wings; apex of dorsal valve with irregular striation on external surface, with smooth dorsal area (Fig. 27).